Football's Last Iron Men

by Macht, Norman L. (Norman Lee)

• ISBN13: 9780803234017
• ISBN10: 0803234015
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-09-01
• Publisher: Bison Books

Summary

In November 1934, the Princeton football teamunbeaten in its last fifteen gamesfaced the 33 Yale Bulldogs, who gave new meaning to the term "underdogs." As much a thrilling play-by-play account of college football at its finest as it is a fascinating work of sports history, this book chronicles the season that brought Princeton and Yale together in a game like no other since. Football's Last Iron Menfollows the teams from the hiring of future Hall of Fame coaches Fritz Grisler and Greasy Neale through spring practice to their annual clash on November 17. The Yale Elis, it seemed, had no chance. How those eleven playerswho never left the gamestunned Princeton 70 is a chapter in football history. It was an era of 165-pound linemen, quarterbacks who called their own plays, and student athletes who earned no special treatment. But the story of Yale's Iron Men is also part of a larger history, for it took place during the Great Depression, when millions of struggling Americans found hope in the courage and grit of the team who wouldn't quit.

Author Biography

Norman L. Macht is the author of more than thirty books, including Connie Mack and the Early Years of Baseball (Nebraska 2007). His work has appeared in numerous publications.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations

Acknowledgements

Introduction

In the Beginning

The Rules

Fritz Crisler

Greasy Neale

Spring 1934

Quarterbacks Class

Fall 1934

October 6

October 13

October 20

October 27

November 3

November 10

November 12-16

November 17, Pre-Game

November 17, First Quarter

November 17, Second Quarter

November 17, Halftime

November 17, Third Quarter

November 17, Fourth Quarter

November 17, Post-Game

November 24

The Rest of the Story

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